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Příspěvek: Information Space - Concept and Forms

Author

Eva CapkováComenius University in Bratislava - Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences

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Abstract

Information science is dealing with the notion of information space as „the
collection of all known concepts controlled by an information system“ since
the eighties of the 20th century. Changes that have been brought into this
notion by new phenomena, first of all digitization and digital networks are
discussed in this contribution. As a consequence of these phenomena, new type of
information space has emerged, new both from the point of view of types of
information that are accessible in this new information space and a shape of
information space, respectively.

We apply remediation theory (remediation of content and remediation of form)
on digital information space which we, in this case, treat as a one of forms of
medium. The stress is also put on the discussion of differences of two concepts:
concept of information space and concept of cyberspace, respectively.

The role and position of libraries in a new digital information space is also
analyzed in this contribution.

About author

Dr. Eva Capková received PhD degree in Library and Information Science. She
is involved in a research of searching techniques and visualisation of
information, respectively data mining techniques.

She is an university lecturer at Comenius University, Bratislava,
Slovakia.

Co-authors

Milan Konvit, Commenius University Bratislava, faculty of social and economic sciencies